This story was originally published . Sign up for their newsletters. Last year, after decades of often bitter debate, California took an important step toward raising the abysmal levels of reading ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 29—Two bills seeking to augment statewide math and reading instruction for public school students passed unanimously in the ...

A new bill would require districts to screen for — and help — students falling behind in math in the early grades, just as they now do for students with challenges in reading.

U.S. employers and colleges are contending with more young people who are behind academically. Some are trying to make up where schools have failed. U.S. employers and colleges are contending with ...

Reading and math scores are abysmal across the country, as national testing results keep documenting. Illiteracy rates are rising: The number of 16- to 24-year-olds reading at the lowest literacy ...

The reading and math scores of 12th graders has dropped to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to results from an exam known as the nation's report card. The National Assessment of ...

The kids are not all right. For the first time since the pandemic, the National Assessment of Educational Progress — commonly known as the Nation's Report Card — released its scores on 8th-grade ...

When the latest national achievement scores come out, people want to look at the change since the last time. Are things going up or down? But that short-term focus on the averages loses sight of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A teacher helps middle school students solve a math problem at a Friendship Public Charter School campus in Washington. (Jahi ...

Do you stare at a math word problem and feel completely stuck? You're not alone. These problems mix reading comprehension with complex math concepts, making them a common hurdle for students. The good ...